Abstract
Over the past years big steps forward have been made in developing textile preforming technologies for cost effective manufacturing of high performance composite parts. The technology is more and more employed in aerospace and automotive applications due to its capabilities for automation, near net-shaping and 3D reinforcement. Nevertheless, continuous improvements are necessary, especially to increase mechanical performances and the basic understanding of material and structural behaviour. This paper will describe the latest developments in the promising technology fields of single-side stitching, robot assisted braiding and embroidery based fibre placement. Examples are a new braiding process with advanced machine concept, optimised stitching heads for single side stitching and advanced embroidery techniques. All. developments have shown a high potential for reducing fibre damage and for improving manufacturing speed and by this optimise composite performance and affordability. The technologies and the processed improvements will be presented in detail. Additionally, series applications of the textile preforming processes in aerospace and automotive industry will be discussed. Examples are the pressure dome of the Airbus A380 and the energy absorbing structures of the Mercedes super-sports-car SLR.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 2073-2085 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | SAMPE 2004 - Long Beach, CA, United States Duration: 16 May 2004 → 20 May 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | SAMPE 2004 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Long Beach, CA |
| Period | 16/05/04 → 20/05/04 |
Keywords
- Aerospace Application
- Affordability
- Automation
- Automotive Application
- Braided Composites
- Stitched Preforms